quick question - Mac USA

kempythe2nd

kempythe2nd

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I have a cousin who lives in Philly in the US. Now he comes home every xmas and im debating whether to get a Macbook. My current plan is to get him to buy one and bring it back but i have acouple of Q's

Do they get the same 14% discount in america for HE

Anyone know what the sales tax would be for it (lowest spec model $1099)

Are there any issues with getting one from the US (i understand apple do global warranty?)

This seems like a very cheap way to get a macbook or am i missing something?

cheers

Kempy
 
Sales tax depends on state. You'd also be liable for VAT when it comes into the UK. Obviously if your cousin brought his personal MacBook with him via hand luggage then that would be fine and no VAT is payable. Bring it wrapped up in the box and he'll get shafted.

Apple warranty is 12 months international. My MBP was bought in Florida and I had no problems getting the battery and logic board replaced under warranty in the UK.
 
well i have asked him to purchase one but he is returning to the uk tomorrow with a load of stuff and may not be able to get one :mad:

His uni has a shop on site which sells the lowest spec mac for $969, fingers crossed they are in stock.

Think i could live with the US keyboard, and international warranty gives peace of mind, it really is crazy how much cheaper you get them in the states for though.
 
TheVoice said:
One thing I can think of is that you'll get a US keyboard layout, which means a tiny Enter key. Personal preference there, but I hate them myself!
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Not a problem on a MacBook. UK one gets a tiny double height enter key, the US has a full width single height. Having used both the US gets my vote as it's waaaaaay bigger. All the other keys are in the same place, just the '£' that's not obvious. It's swapped with "#".
 
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